usually it was always well known secret that the base guns are always the best, when it comes to bf. Not sure if that is still the case, but this game is still one of the most sporting, cause leveling your character doesn't mean that much brother. It doesn't give you an advantage really. Maybe the thermal scope does, but I notice I'm one of the few people using it. I mean I also don't wall or aimbot so.... But the real reason you feel out leagued, is because most gamers nowadays stack teams and don't care about fair play or competitive matchups. It has nothing to do with the game. Maybe one day the gov't will make laws to apply the same principles to the digital world as they do the physical, but we have not evolved yet.